Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141413131313131312121212121212111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92492480078966856955342133633126926526120218712512312391901101019694
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
10
E
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
2.35
3:49AM
2.33
4:20PM
2.19
4:57AM
2.20
5:40PM
2.10
6:26AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.82
9:40PM
0.79
10:14AM
0.98
10:34PM
0.95
11:22AM
1.08
11:51PM
1.03
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:47-------7:46-------7:45----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C172222201816131314171918151312111621222019191919
Feels °C (?)132021171512991113151513111081319191817181819
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